birdlime

• It does show Grumkow as the extreme of subtle fowlers, and how the dirty-fingered Seckendorf and he cooked their birdlime: but to us that is not new, though at St. James's it was. —  History of Friedrich II of Prussia
• Viscus merus vostrast blanditia Nothing but birdlime, these honeyed words Bacch. —  Amphitryo, Asinaria, Aulularia, Bacchides, Captivi Amphitryon, The Comedy of Asses, The Pot of Gold, The Two Bacchises, The Captives
• But more went back with the quart-pot than came with it, for two gold-pieces stuck to the birdlime, and it was these that went back with the pot to brother Hans Illustration: Hans discovers Claus's Luck What!" —  Pepper ; Salt or, Seasoning for Young Folk
• These sticks were covered with birdlime, to snare the poor bird which might be tempted to set foot on such treacherous supports; and if the cones were ripe, they would be quite sure to do it. —  Among the Trees at Elmridge
• The other means by which birds are taken, consist in imitating their voices, or leading them, by other artifices, into situations where they become entrapped by nets, birdlime, or otherwise. —  The Book of Household Management

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